Rim spreader and contractor.



T. A. ASH.

RIM SP BEADE R AND commcwn.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 1;. i919- "atu-ntod Nov. 11, 1919.

Trina? oirric i.

THOMAS A. ASH, 0F MILWAUKEE, WISCQN $1M.

RIM SPILEADER AND CONTERACTOR. I

ass-mi Be it known that I, THOMAS A. Asn, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and resident of ,ll'lilwaukce, in the county of Milwaukee andState of lVisconsin, have invented new and useful lmprmements in RimSpreaders and Contractors, of which the following is a description,reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, which are a part ofthis specification.

The present invention relates to certain new and useful in'iprovementsin a combined rim spreader and contractor, and has for its primaryobject to provide positive means for spreading or contracting automobilerims to permit the removal therefrom or sccuremcnt thereto of automobiletires.

A further object of this invention is to provide a combined automobilerim spreader and contractor which is adapted for use with any style ofrim.

A further object of this invention is to provide a combined rim spreaderand contractor which is capable of being folded for convenience incarrying .the same, and which .will be efiicient, durable and practical.

lVith the above and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription procoeds, my invention resides in the novel construction,combination and arrangement of parts substantially as hereinafterdescribed, and more particularly defined by the appended claims, itbeing understood that such ch'anges in the precise embodiment of theheroin disclosed invention may be made as come within the scope of theclaims.

In the accompanying drawing I have illustrated one complete example ofthe physical embodiment of my invention constructed according to thebest mode I have so far devised for the practical applieation of theprinciples thereof, and in which:

Figure 1 represents aside plan view of a split detachable rim forautomobiles, with my invention applied thereto;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken through Fig. 1 on the line 2-2;

Fig. 3 is a view, part in section and part in elevation, said view beingtaken on the line 33 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 4 is a plan view of my invention detached from a rim, the samebeing folded for storage.

In the accompanying drawing, 5 designates an automobile rim which issplit as of S and engaging the inner periphery of the Specification ofLetters Patent.

seen that Patented n ov. 11, 1919.

1919. Serial No. 296,831.

rim and spaced substantially 120 apart are a plurality of rim engagingmembers 7, each having one side thereof provided with an outwardlyprojecting log 8 adapted for on gagement with the side of the rim andthe end of said lug bent inwardly to form a rim engaging lip of hook 8.Eachhnemher 7 has formed on each end thereo'fa pair of iin'zrdlyextending spaced ears 9 between which are pivoted outer ends 10 of thetwo-part extensible rods connecting each adjacent pair of members 7,each including a pair of like rods 11 having their inner ends threadedfor engagement with a turn buckle 12.

In operation, the members 7 are placed. in engagement with rim 5, theflanges 8 positioning my invention with respect thereto and the lips orhooks S engaging one side peripheral edge of the rim, best shown in Fi2, and the turn buckles 12 are then turned to contract the two-partrods, thereby disconnecting the fastening means G at the meeting end (Sof the rim, :ausing one end oithe rim to ride under the other 'end topermit the ready removal of the tire therefrom. To secure a tire to therim, the operation is practically the same,in

that the tire is positioned on the rim and then turn buckles 12 rotatedto extend the rods and thus lock the meeting ends of the rim.

lVhen not in use, my invention may be folded as illustrated in Fig. atby removing one of'the pivots 13 of the connecting rods which is held inposition by a detachable cotter or other suitable fastening means 13,and then folding the same as shown in Fig.

The members 7 are stamped "from a single piece of metal, therebyproducing a strong but inexpensive device, and it will be readily Iprovide a positive'means for spreading or contractingautomobile rims.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. A rim spreader and contractor, comprising a plurality of rim engagingmembers, an outwardly extending hook member formed on each rim engagingmember, inwardly projecting cars formed on said rim engaging members, atwo-pi'irt extensible rod connecting each. adjacent pair of said rimengaging members, the outer ends of said rods being pivoted to the earsof said members, and a turn-buckle adjustably cosinecting the inner endsoif each rod, one

pivot of one of said extensible rods being readily removable. foreonrenienee in folding the entire device for storage.

A rim spreader and eontraetor, eom- IH'lSlllQ a plnralit ot' rimengaging members. and an extensible and eontraetible rod connecting eachadjacent pair of said rim el'igraging members. the outer ends of saidrods being pivoted to said rim engaging members, one pivot of one ofsaid extensible rods being readily removable 'l or eon-.

renienee in folding the entire KlOYlt'C tor storage.

3. A rim spreader and contractor ineluding a plurality of rim engagingmembers, each formed from a single piece of metal and comprisinga baseportion engageable with the inner periphery of a rim trans \erselythereot' its entire width. an outwardl' and inwardly extending hookmember formed on one end thereof and engageahle over the adjaeent sideof the rim. the other end terminating adjacent the, other side of therini. whereby the rim engaging members may be moved to three the riminwardly or outwardly. inwardly projeeting spaced apartears formed onthe inner fare of said rim engaging members and an ranged to be disposedventrally with re apeet to the rim. and extensible and eontra -tiblemeans pivotallr eonneeted with the ears of said rim engaging melnberS.

' in teatimony whereof, I all'ix my signa tare.

THOMAS A. Ah! I.

